PMDG General Forum

Hi!When flying the 777 or 757 with squawkbox on VATSIM, you can use TCAS to see the other online airplanes. However I haven't seen this wonderful feature implemented in MSFS2K2. Is this because it's not technically possible or if it is, will you try to incorporate it in the airplanes you develop for MSFS2K2?Best regards,KristerFinland

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Hi Rob,Is there any news you can release on the General Av aircraft you're building?Also, any news on the FS2002 aircraft?BTW, I'm thoroughly enjoying the B757. Thanks for the great addition to the Fly! stable.Regards,Bob Lyddy

All,What, exactly, is the wind arrow telling me? Is this surface wind? Last night, at FL350, I got indicated winds on the EHSI varying from calm to 7 or 8 knots, while a check of the weather overview window showed winds at varying times during my flight at 27 to 42 knots. On final into KPHX, the indicated winds were exactly what ABQ_CTR said they'd be.It's a handy device, to be sure, because it gives good gouge on a crosswind approach, but shouldn't it provide winds where the airplane is? Why didn't I see the 35+ knot crosswinds at FL350?Kurt KalbfleischAmerica West Virtual(Vive la Rolls)

Hi Lefris,The Popup FMC (shift N) in the 757 is quiet small. It

I'm still learning how to use the FMC's, so I apologize in advance if this error is something I caused and would have figured out if I had read the entire manual. I'm about 1/3 through it but couldn't wait to get this bird off the ground.Anyway, wondering what this error means and how to address it? I couldn't find it in the manual through a fairly comprehensive scan. The error note came up and stayed on screen for about 15 minutes. I have no idea how I cleared it.-DK----Fly! II v230Dell 8200 P4/1.8G, 512MB RAM, Nvidia GF4 Ti4600 v28.83, WinXP Home Edition.CH Pro Pedals and Yoke USB.

I only ask this because I do not understand the syntax.I have tried to but there just seem to be to many different ways to do this.I have just spent a couple of hours trying this.I can't even get them to show up in the FMS.So after losing enough hair I was wondering if there is a slight chance of getting some sort of simple front end to making sids and stars.Iam not giving up yet but it seems to take hours just to make one complete one assuming you did not make one mistake.I think a frontend would do alot of good.I could use FSbuild but what's the fun in that ;)Richard Dillon KATLSr First Officer www.jetstarairlines.com"Bill Grabowski's"ERJ-145 panel Beta TeamMD-11 panel …

Does anyone know what the little VVVVVV's stand for at the bottom of the upper EICAS......??

Hiwhen can we expect the B777 patch?And what will it contain?:-roll

Just put this shot in the screen shot forum as well.Enjoy.Henri

Rob,I've gotten tired of waiting for someone to ask this, since it's mentioned in the manual...RB211s? When will the Rolls powered 75 be available? Is it something that's tied to the paint kit? (In THAT case, I'll get off your back and climb back onto Pete Sterling's!)Great work, this new machine. Add in SB and AutoMETAR...WOW. Thank you.Kurt KalbfleischAmerica West Virtual(Vive la Rolls!)

All,Here's an interesting question: is there a limit for the LNAV's ability to hold the flight plan's track through a turn?On the WYLDD1.DRK DP out of KLAS tonight (I love that DP name!) we departed rwy 19L with no problems, VNAV tracked nicely, and LNAV acquired the track easily. First turn looked good (crs 190 to crs 219 at DEALR), but the system had a hard time through the turns at IDALE (219 to 100) and HITME (100 to 069), which I assumed was because the 100 leg was only 15 NM long...however, at the WYLDD turn (right to 121) it seemed to come unglued. The course flown veered back and forth across the intended track at angles greater than 30 degrees. With each corr…

Hi Everyone,I've been away so long that I had to re-register!!A quick question to anyone who can help:I purchased the new 757 (went very easily - no problems there) but I have tried now for 7 times to download the aircraft but at various stages - sometimes after 2MB, 8 MB or 10MB into the download I get a very annoying message that says my link with the server has been re-set!! Then, although I'm still on line my download finishes!! This is very annoying because it takes ages to get to 10MB of download!! I've tried to use "Get Right" as suggested in this forum but that just says that a particular bit of code is missing and It cannot do the download. Can anyone help? …

Hi all,how can I make the popup FMC bigger?How do the clock work?best regards Heinz

Sorry guys, I'm having problems with my gte email account. Robert, I am in agreement with Grant and will abide by any rules you set forth.Grant, I see from your signature that your local. I used to live in Altadena and now reside up here in Palmdale. Small world indeed!Please use this new email address if you need to contact me;[email protected] Microscope DriverFailure AnalysisRocketdyne Division, The Boeing Company

Hi,When I will fly a holding pattern (with the B777) I can`t see thepattern in the display but the plane makes a full clean holding pattern. Make I something wrong or is this a " known problem" in the B777?And when ... will it be fix in the upcoming patch?:-roll Thanks guys!

PMDGAT THE RISK OF SOUNDING IMPATIENT.....PLEASE GET PETE STERLING THE NEW PAINTKIT. HIS WORK IS TOO GOOD TO JUST SIT ON HIS HARD DRIVE!I FEEL LIKE A LITTLE KID IN A CANDY SHOP LOOKEN AT ALL THE PREVIEWS!THOMAS

Good evening fellow FLY!II PMDG simmers,Let's start out on a postive note today!I startmed my flight in the 757 from KSEA to KORD. Departure (KSEA 16L) and enroute phase (FL330), and initial decent went predictibly smoothly. UNTIL....... Final decent and approach. (C4TO vectors and altitude assignments were GOOD!)We started our final approach into KORD 04R ILS.. I had been vectored (Heading 070) to interecpet and cleared for the approach at 3000'. ILS 04R freq. 110.1 tuned into the CENTER PEDISTAL ILS reciver. Initially the backcourse showed, I waited until the front course and the appropriate course of 044 came in on the ILS reciever course knob. Next, I verified the a…

I am an experienced 777 sim-flyer. I have spent incredible numbers of hours in the 777. I read that manual twice. Now I have the 757 I have read that manual once. As expected, many similarities. I am haveing major difficulties with the 757. I am no dope - I could fly the 777 perfectly, & flying the 757 should be a task I can handle.Here are the problems:I flew from San Diego to LAX. I armed the VNAV before take off as it said in the manual. Initially it worked fine. I chose to disarm it at one point 7 the damn thing would never let me arm it again. I kept getting a message on the FMC that read: "Perf/VNAV unavailable". What the hell does that mean? :-mad I…

Is there a way to get the 757-200 FMC on a second screen in FlyII like i do with PIC767.It would really help to do this as there are enough things on one screen.Please make this happen. MikePolarairways.com

Hi,I know that this has already been mentioned, but I still have the problem:When in FLCH mode, the pitch angle of the 757 is not constant (within certain limits). Instead, the pitch goes up and down like a sine curve. As a result, the V/S changes from 2000 to 4000 (example) and back again. Did I make a mistake or is this a problem that needs to be fixed?I haven't entered a flight plan, just wanted to test the FLCH capabilities.greetingsMalte DietschEDDH

I have been noticing strange power fluctuations with the 757. They occur when the throttles are pulled back to idle during taxi. They happen as follows:1. Begin from a still position.2. With the brakes off, increase power to 45% or so of N1 until the plane starts moving. 3. Pull the throttles back to idle in a single smooth motion.4. The power drops off as expected, but when it reaches idle, it momentarily goes back up slightly before returning to idle and staying there. At first I thought it was something with the sound, but when I looked at the engine read-outs, I could actually see the power go back up (only slightly and only for a fraction of a second). Does a…

I'm just wondering if it is an airline specific option weather a speed tape is displayed as opposed to the Fast/slow gauge on the EHSI. Is it a 757/767 difference?Matthew Vaughan

Hello to allI have in project to buy circuits encoders for built a small cockpit, bat my question is the following one:Is it possible to use them with the B757-200 of PMDG?Is it possible to negotiate the control of AP and Radio via keyboard?Greetings and thank you for your attention.Israel Abril

Good evening fellow FLY!II PMDG simmers,I believe there was a post regarding the 757 X-wind autoland 3 problem. I'm having the same problem. ANY type of x-wind and the autoland gets off course on the ILS localizer and ends up off the runway. Today I shot an approach to minimums with a half mile visibility, with Autoland completely and appropriatley set up (all three) G/S localizer in the green. I ONLY had a 3Kt X-wind and still ended up about 500 off to the left of runway 25R (KLAX). Has anyone else had this problem consistently as well? Has anybody come across a solution or fix for this in the 757 or 777? The PMDG 757 SPECIFICALY says that the autoland 3 will be in a …